‘Voices against electoral 'capture' getting louder': Congress targets EC over SIR
The Congress party has accused the Election Commission of India of electoral system capture, citing concerns over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Opposition parties have announced a joint campaign to protest these alleged irregularities and demand a return to ballot papers.
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This highlights growing tensions between the Indian opposition and the national election body, raising questions about the integrity of the democratic process.
NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday said the “chorus of voices” against what it called the “capture of the electoral system” was growing louder, and asserted that citizens would no longer tolerate “vote chori” in any form.Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh made the remarks while citing former chief election commissioner O P Rawat’s criticism of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Ramesh alleged that nearly 14 crore voters had already been disenfranchised through the exercise.“In an interview to a leading national daily, Former CEC O.P. Rawat has questioned the SIR and the violations committed by the ECI.
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